James 1:1-8 King James Version (KJV) 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. 2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. 7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. 8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
Maranatha Singers – A Single Minded Message
(To A Double Minded Man)
Greetings to all of my WIFI subscribers, family and friends… I pray blessing to each one of you… Remember to seek the Lord in everything that you do … He will lead you and he will guide you in the right direction and please follow the path that was designed for your life… Have a blessed Memorial Day weekend! ~ Minister Evelyn Diane, Irvine, California
How many sins have you done in your lifetime so far?
Because we have a sinful heart, we refuse to let God be the Boss of our lives.
You must make two turns: you must turn away from your sins and
you must turn to the Lord Jesus Christ to obey Him
Romans 3:10 (KJV) 10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
James 4:11-12 New International Version (NIV)11 Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. 12 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?
“Deuteronomy 31:6 New King James Version (NKJV) 6 Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”
Blessings to all of my World in Focus International Ministry Subscribers, visitors, family and friends.. Just wanted to let you know on today that I appreciate you… I’ve prepared a simple message in the post…. If you don’t gather anything from it, just know that “God Is Everything that you need!” ~Minister Evelyn Diane~ Irvine, California 2012
I CAN do anything but fail with God on my side..
We serve a mighty God…
I’m a living witness to let you
know that if you trust in God,
you can never go wrong knowing
that “We Can” Do Anything
But Fail with the Lord on our side!
I share again (re-inter-ate) : “Deuteronomy 31:6 New King James Version (NKJV) 6 Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”
Here are some tips for Success…
Posted by: Minister Evelyn Diane Thomas
edt/may 25, 2012/WIFI ministries
[1] As he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. [2] He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. [3] “I tell you the truth,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. [4] All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”
“Don’t Look Down On A Man” – The Jackson Southernaires
Greetings to my WIFI subscribers, viewers, family and friends… This has been one interesting week, but I do know that God is in it every step of the way… As I thought about the society we live in and how the economy is the way it is, there are a lot of people that are secretly hurting, but you will never know just by the naked eye. As we open up and talk to one another, we find that most people are alike in a lot of ways… They may not be the same nationality, creed or economic status as you, but they still have the same desires and the same needs alike.. We all want to be loved, we all need to eat and have clean water to drink, clothes on our backs and shoes for our feet… With that in mind, all man kind deserves a chance to enjoy life no matter what level you live your life on…
As I’m reminded of the story in the book Luke about the poor widow woman that did not have much, but she gave out the abundance of her heart, and that’s all that really matters is that when we give, we give with sincerity and from our heart no looking for anything in return… As we look at the scriptures below, I want to let you know that no matter how small your contribution may be, God honors it, and will bless you for giving from the depths of your heart just like the poor widow woman with little..
As I study God’s word on this morning, he began to speak clearly the 23rd Psalms to me.
Psalm 23 (KJV)
1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
Luke 20:45-21:4
[45] While all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples, [46] “Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. [47] They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. Such men will be punished most severely.”
[21:1] As he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. [2] He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. [3] “I tell you the truth,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. [4] All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”
More than All the Others (21:3-4)
She gave a very small offering, perhaps, but I’ve known many, many people — much better off than the widow — who put in $1 when the plate is passed and feel good about themselves. But for the widow, this $1.50 is all she has.
“‘I tell you the truth,’ he said, ‘this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.'” (21:3-4) This $1.50 represents buying her next meal. She is destitute, probably living off the charity of her neighbors. She has just a tiny bit in her possession, but she wants to give it. No matter that she won’t have food for the evening meal. She wants to give it.
People are watching the rich ostentatiously depositing their large offerings. But no one marks the poverty-stricken widow, who reached into her rags to withdraw these two thin copper coins and deposit them into the collection box. No one see the look of joy on her face as she gives to her Lord the little she has. No one sees. No one notices.
But God notices. God’s Son notices. And he says to his disciples — “Did you see that!?” They look over where he is pointing. All they see is a tired old widow shuffling away from the collection box.
“She gave more than all of those rich people put together,” Jesus tells them, and they look at him in astonishment. $1.50 vs. thousands of dollars? They don’t say it, but they must think that Jesus is seriously mistaken. Daft, maybe.
But he continues. “All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” Jesus is thinking about proportional giving.
The word “wealth” (NIV) or “abundance” (KJV) is Greek perisseuo, “to be in abundance, abound.”[11] It is used in contrast to “need” (NIV) or “penury,” which translate the Greek noun husterma, “the lack of what is needed or desirable, frequently in contrast to abundance, need, want, deficiency.”[12] The word translated “live on” (NIV) or “living” (KJV) is Greek bios, “life” and the derived meaning, “resources needed to maintain life, means of subsistence.”[13] (We get our words “biology,” “biotics,” “biosphere,” etc. from bios.)
I see three lessons for disciples in the brief story of this simple, pious widow:
1. Proportional Giving. Jesus is teaching us that how much we give is related to how much we have. Earlier, Jesus had taught his disciples, “From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked” (Luke 12:48). This principle of proportional giving is at the root of the tithe (10% giving to the Lord) taught in the Old Testament. Paul reiterates this principle to the Corinthian church: “On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income…” (1 Corinthians 16:2).
2. Sacrificial Giving. Jesus doesn’t tell the woman to keep her money, that God doesn’t really need it. He lets her give and his heart swells with pride for this lady. If he stops her, he deprives her of the blessing of giving to God. So he lets her do it. We don’t win extra points with God when we give sacrificially. This is not a contest. But know that when you make sacrifices for God, he is watching. It doesn’t matter if no one else sees or knows. It is better that they do not. But you may count on the fact that God sees and knows your giving. Jesus promises, “Your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you” (Matthew 6:4).
3. Faith-filled Giving. The third lesson I see here is that we ourselves should not despise our small gifts to God. Sometimes we fall under the worldly spell that “bigger must be better.” That’s not true of our giving to God. We are to give what we are able, whether small or great. If you’ve ever been poor, then you know that it is easy to feel, “My small gift won’t make any difference. It won’t matter.” But that’s not true. It does matter. It matters to your Heavenly Father who loves you.
It is also faith-filled when you give, not knowing exactly how God will provide for you after you give. I’m not encouraging foolish giving, but faith-filled giving, giving proportionately to your income and expecting God to meet your needs, with more-than-enough to be able to give again (2 Corinthians 9:6-11). The tithe is a good guideline for giving, if you are just getting started stretching your faith. And wonderful promises come along with this practice (Malachi 3:6-12).
Motivations for Giving
It is a fact, at least in the US, that the poor give a substantially larger proportion of their income to the Lord’s work than the wealthy? Why is this? I believe that the poor tend to give out of love, while the wealthy tend to give out of duty. The poor give when it hurts. The wealthy seldom give enough so that it ever hurts.
Comfortably wealthy people tend to see their “large” dollar-amount gifts as significant, and can use them as leverage for power. It is common to hear of so-called “church pillars” who withhold their giving to the church until the pastor begins to do things their way or leaves. Wealthy members can use their money to control a church. “After all,” they say, “if it weren’t for my giving….” They try to buy the pastor’s favor and so compromise the pastor’s integrity. But wealthy donors like this are no better than the Pharisees who give and pray in order to be seen by others. Manipulators, power-seekers, they can be a blot on the purity of the Church of Jesus Christ.
Wealthy people can, of course, be a great blessing to others, if they give out of the right motives. If wealthy people give sacrificially, they please God. If they give out of love, they please God. If they give in proportion to their income, they please God.
But if we think that the value of our gift is greater than the widow’s mite because it is a larger dollar amount, then we misunderstand the economics of the Kingdom of God. God does not need you or me to keep his enterprise afloat. He does not owe us. He is not beholden to us. The cattle on a thousand hills are his, and all the riches buried in the earth. He is fabulously wealthy.
On the other hand, don’t withhold your gift, don’t despise your giving just because the amount is so very small. God looks at your heart. God looks at your ability to give. And God desires to be proud of your giving, no matter how poor you are.
We don’t give because God “needs” our contribution. We give in order to honor him with our substance. Whether large or small, we give to worship God.
I remember one other comparison Jesus gave between the wealthy and giving all. Jesus told the Rich Young Ruler to sell all that he had and give to the poor, and then to come, follow Him. The man balked. But the disciples later asked, “Haven’t we given all to follow you?” And Jesus replied that those who give sacrificially will be richly rewarded — in this life and in the life to come. (18:18-30).
How about you, my disciple friend. Have you given God your all, whether large or small? If you have, then you know the racing heart of trusting God for the next step, the next meal, the next project. And you know the reward of loving God with a joy and purity that reward you with his glorious presence.
I need to see that widow giving her two thin copper coins. I don’t want to let her see me watching. But I need to see her. I need to see her to remind me once again what real love for God is all about.
Prayer
Lord Jesus, I am more and more aware that those whom you will reward with the greatest crowns are not as likely to be the well-known Christian leaders, as the faithful men and women who regularly lay their whole life and livelihood on the line for you. I pray that I might someday you might count me worthy to stand among these ordinary Christian heroes. In your Holy Name, I pray. Amen.
Key Verse
“I tell you the truth,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” (Luke 21:3-4)
Posted by Minister Evelyn Diane Thomas – President & CEO of WIFI Ministries
*Reference material in this piece is used from Bible gateway & Commentary references…
Psalm 95:6 (ESV) Oh come, let us worship
and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!
Bishop Paul S. Morton- Bow Down and Worship
Greetings to my World in Focus International Subscribers,
family and friends… “Greetings!!!!!”
I have nothing fancy to say today but “Lord I Love you Lord, and please know that My worship is for-real because God is so worthy Lord!!!! Hallelujah…
All I need you to know is that “My worship is foreal…” All, I can say is that you don’t really know my story and all the things that I’ve been through, and I know that you can’t feel my pain or know what I had to go through to get where I am today… Nevertheless, I “Thank you dear Jesus!!!” My worship is for-real… Lord, I love you!!! I don’t know about anybody else, but God has been so good to me and Jesus Christ have brought me over hurdles, and continue to make me leap over every circumstance that life presents.. Good, bad or ugly, God, he’s been right there and has never left me
or forsake me like man! All I can do on today is cry out ” Hallelujah” anyhow…
Yes to your will, yes to your ways because tragedy is common place, and people are slipping away.. I still say thank you Jesus… Knowing that I could have been dead sleeping in my grave, but you made my enemies behave!!! Your so worthy… That’s why I serve you everyday…. Hallelujah, and I lift my hands to you oh God even when I don’t feel like it because my worship is foreal…
You don’t know my cost of my anointing, but this one thing I do know that my worship and my relationship with God is for-real… I don’t mind talking intimate to God, and making love to God because he is my everything!!! Hallelujah!!!
Can I tell you all something? It really just hit me even harder this morning that one of my friends has really gone on home to be with the Lord.. Prayers going out to her family and friends… Nevertheless, I Pray God in Heaven that you continue to give us strength right now to get through all the different trials of life … I know that we all have special people in our lives that have gone home to glory and are no longer here on earth with us, but we thank you for all the precious moments you allowed them to be a part of our lives…. You don’t need “to know”, but just “know” those eyes saw more than we could ever imagine… In the place between heaven and mine .. I Still I hear you when you speak, I can still Feel you near me as my guide, and telling me that the the one’s that mistreat you, they don’t deserve you.. move on and keep it pushing… That meant everything to me, you just don’t know, and that’s why with the help that you always told me to seek from God, Jesus always stops by and show us his ultimate grace and mercy… On that note, I know that Jesus is able to heal every broken heart and every pain and misery you feel. Just hold on to God with everything that you have! He is able to do anything but fail, and I’m a living witness…
Here’s a song that will bless your soul, and I hope it blesses you like it did me… I’ve even enclosed the lyrics so you can really know that the words to this song is really real in my life on today… It’s not just a song to me, it’s a true reality!
Bishop Larry Trotter and the Sweet Holy Spirit Combined Choirs
Tell The Devil I’m Back – 2001
(Verse)
You don’t know my story, All the things that I’ve been through, You can’t feel my pain, What I had to go through to get here, You’ll never understand my praise, Don’t try to figure it out, Because my worship, My worship, Is for real.
(Bridge)
(Sopranos) I’ve been through too much, Not to worship Him…
(Altos) Much… Not to worship Him…
(Tenors) Much… Not to worship Him…
(Vamp) – Watch the director! Words may change!
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, My worship is for real.
Thank you Jesus, Thank you Jesus, My worship is for real.
Lord I love you, Lord I love you, My worship is for real.
You’re so worthy, You’re so worthy, My worship is for real.
And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.”
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
These I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.”
But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.
Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”
But he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”
You yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
You shall have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept, and gladness of heart, as when one sets out to the sound of the flute to go to the mountain of the Lord, to the Rock of Israel.
One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.
Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.”
And said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, for a proof to them.”
The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, ‘Let us go at once to entreat the favor of the Lord and to seek the Lord of hosts; I myself am going.’
For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me,
Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people.
Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind,
“Thus says the Lord: Stand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah that come to worship in the house of the Lord all the words that I command you to speak to them; do not hold back a word.
And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men, therefore, behold, I will again do wonderful things with this people, with wonder upon wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.” Ah, you who hide deep from the Lord your counsel, whose deeds are in the dark, and who say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?” You turn things upside down! Shall the potter be regarded as the clay, that the thing made should say of its maker, “He did not make me”; or the thing formed say of him who formed it, “He has no understanding”?
Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. …
But you shall fear the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm. You shall bow yourselves to him, and to him you shall sacrifice.
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Command the people of Israel and say to them, ‘My offering, my food for my food offerings, my pleasing aroma, you shall be careful to offer to me at its appointed time.’
Which the Lord commanded Moses on Mount Sinai, on the day that he commanded the people of Israel to bring their offerings to the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai.
There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel.
When you come together, it is not the Lord’s supper that you eat. For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, another gets drunk. What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not.
On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight. There were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered. And a young man named Eutychus, sitting at the window, sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer. And being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead.
“Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men, of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.
When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
And he charged him to tell no one, but “go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a proof to them.”
And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”
And Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them.”
Then everyone who survives of all the nations that have come against Jerusalem shall go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Booths. And if any of the families of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, there will be no rain on them. And if the family of Egypt does not go up and present themselves, then on them there shall be no rain; there shall be the plague with which the Lordafflicts the nations that do not go up to keep the Feast of Booths.
Behold, upon the mountains, the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Keep your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows, for never again shall the worthless pass through you; he is utterly cut off.
And many nations shall come, and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.” For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
Blow the trumpet in Zion; consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly; gather the people. Consecrate the congregation; assemble the elders; gather the children, even nursing infants. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber. Between the vestibule and the altar let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep and say, “Spare your people, O Lord, and make not your heritage a reproach, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”
Consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of theLord your God, and cry out to the Lord.
They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion, and they shall be radiant over the goodness of the Lord, over the grain, the wine, and the oil, and over the young of the flock and the herd; their life shall be like a watered garden, and they shall languish no more.
All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the Lord. But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.
Thus says the Lord: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; what is the house that you would build for me, and what is the place of my rest?
“And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath and does not profane it, and holds fast my covenant—
Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
“Yet you did not call upon me, O Jacob; but you have been weary of me, O Israel! You have not brought me your sheep for burnt offerings, or honored me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, or wearied you with frankincense. You have not bought me sweet cane with money, or satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened me with your sins; you have wearied me with your iniquities.
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
It will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”
Then the Lord will create over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud by day, and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory there will be a canopy.
And many peoples shall come, and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.” For out of Zion shall go the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
“What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the Lord; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of goats. “When you come to appear before me, who has required of you this trampling of my courts? Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an abomination to me. New moon and Sabbath and the calling of convocations— I cannot endure iniquity and solemn assembly. Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates; they have become a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them. When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood.
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil.
I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.
A Song of Ascents. When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.” The Lord has done great things for us; we are glad.
What shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits to me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of theLord, I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in. Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!
Of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
A Psalm for giving thanks. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
John 14:6 (ESV) Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth,
and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Hello to my WIFI subscribers, family and friends…
I’m lead to speak to the believer’s for just a minute… This may not be for everyone, but this is the word for the hour from the Lord that was given to me..
First of all let me define what a ‘Born again Believer is… “In Christianity, born again refers to a “spiritual rebirth” (regeneration) of the human soul or spirit, contrasted with the physical birth everyone experiences. The origin of the term “born again” is the New Testament: In the book of John 3:3 (NIV) says: Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.
This term is associated with salvation and being Saved and for folks who has accepted our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as their person savior. Individuals who profess to be born again have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. This is the only way to be a born again believer…John 14:6 (NIV) Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
If you are a born again believer.. We should know where and who to turn to when trouble rises, and when the darkest days come our way..I know you all might say, what is she talking about?.. Well, if you live this life, you will have some dark days no matter of your race, color or creed or religion… NO one is exempt… First of all, we should always pray, so without question, before you ask somebody else to pray, you should already be praying to God and pray that what you are asking God for comes to past off of your faith in God. I find it odd that the saints of God has turned away from prayer and upright teaching.. It seems as everyone has turned to drugs, alcohol sex, adultery, fornication, homosexuality and anything that defiles the temple, and then want to make excuses why the world is like it is.. God is not pleased… He is exposing a lot of stuff and a lot of people.. Just like back in the day when we did wrong, we had go before the church and and God and ask for forgiveness, or if you were wrong and you knew you were wrong, you either knew to step down, or be asked by an higher authority which should be your self conviction if you know you aint doing right, and you better not even think about touching the Communion on whatever Sunday it was served…(my God).. I guess I’m old… Let me tell you.. When I was in my mess, I did not get a gold medal when I committed my sins, I got my just reward from God.. Chastisement in the 1st degree, and it was good for me, because it has me where I am today, in a real relationship with God… No, my life is not perfect, but God is fixing it as we speak so I can be totally pleasing to God, which is the way we all should want to be..
Take time to study your bible, especially in the The Gospel of Matthew where it elaborates on the Kingdom of Heaven… Where we all are trying to make it to!
To be saved we must:
1.)Hear the “good news” of Jesus Christ (Romans 10:14)
2.)Believe (Hebrews 11:6; Acts 8:37; Mark 16:16; John 8:24)
3.)Repent of our sins(Luke 13:3,5; Acts 2:38; Acts 17:30; Mark 10:15)
4.)Confess faith in Jesus Christ (Acts 8:36-37; Romans 10:9)
5.)Be baptized (in water) for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:37-41; 1Peter 3:21; John 3:3-5; Acts 22:16;
Romans 6:3-8; Colossians 2:12; Galatians 3:26-27; Mark 16:15-16; Acts 8:34-39; Ephesians 4:5)
6.)Remain faithful for the rest of our lives and carry our cross daily (Revelation 2:10;
Matthew 24:13; Luke 9:23)
We become saved (conversion occurs) and we come into contact with the blood of Christ (or enter into Christ), at baptism, after steps 1-4 have been fulfilled.
After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow on earth or sea or against any tree. Then I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, with the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm earth and sea, saying, “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: 12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad, …
We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away.
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.
Your hands fashioned and made me, and now you have destroyed me altogether. Remember that you have made me like clay; and will you return me to the dust? Did you not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese? You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews. You have granted me life and steadfast love, and your care has preserved my spirit.
Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. …
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Sermon Title: Don’t start (None) nothing, won’t be (None) nothing..
2 Kings 4:1-4 New International Version (NIV)
The Widow’s Olive Oil
4 The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.”
2 Elisha replied to her, “How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?”
“Your servant has nothing there at all,” she said, “except a small jar of olive oil.”
3 Elisha said, “Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don’t ask for just a few. 4 Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side.”
“We forget to keep the main thing the main thing. You become a prisoner of procrastination” ~Dr. Jamal H. Bryant~
“All you need is a little oil… “
“I am an exception” Exception is not apart of ordinary standard… It does not follow the rules… ” Dr. Jamal H. Bryant…
“You are getting ready to pass some people and go to the front of the line because you are an exception~ I have a little oil… ” What makes you exceptional is the oil that you carry… Dr. Jamal H. Bryant… ~
No notes taken, but I will insert the pod cast sermon…
King James Version (KJV) 2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him; 3 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God; 4 He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. 5 After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. 6 Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? 7 Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. 8 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
9 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. 10 Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
~ I will Insert the Ipod Cast of this sermon at a later date…~
“Just needed to listen this morning~ Minister Evelyn Diane Thomas
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Matthew 22:36-40 (NIV) ~ 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest
commandment in the Law?”~
37 Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
Jesus loves you NO matter what!
~ Jesus loves you unconditionally!
Good morning to everyone on today, especially my WIFI Ministry Family, friend’s
and all my dear loved one’s…
On Today, I just lift my hands and voice up toward heaven and acknowledge to my heavenly creator how much I love and adore him because he is truly worthy of all of our Praise! I dare you to just stop right where you are and begin to lift up you voice and cry out to God and invite him…
I know that I was created to Worship you dear Jesus and thank you for showing me my purpose… Please know that you are a blessing to the entire world.. You are not a mistake, you are a product of our wonderful Lord and Savior Jesus Christ… Give him praise!!!
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